401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Great Northern Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$306M
Total assets Above avg plan size
1,344
Participants Near avg headcount
96th
Percentile by assets National rank
$227,382
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan · Sponsored by Great Northern Corporation · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$306M in assets, 1,344 participants

Great Northern Corporation's Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan reported $306M in total assets and 1,344 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 96th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #17,586 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan covers 1,344 participants in Wisconsin, 2.4x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $306M.

#17,586
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+15.3%
assets growth YoY
3.1×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan's outsized position by total assets

Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$305,601,877 Top 4% higher than 96% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan lands in the large band (1,344 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan reported net income rose from -$56M in the plan year 2022 filing to $40M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan end-of-year assets rose from $265M in the plan year 2022 filing to $306M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan reported participants rose from 1,302 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,344 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 390990697 · Great Northern Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan · $306M · 1,344 · 96th

  • NET $306M
  • BOOK 1,344
  • VS-ST 96th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • SCH near Logitech 401(k) Plan
  • EBSA ind #17586

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Wisconsin →

Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Logitech 401(k) Plan$306MGreat Northern Corporation Retirement Savings PlanGreat Northern Corporation R…$306MThe Money Accumulation Plan of the Boler CompanyThe Money Accumulation Plan …$305MTerumo Bct, Inc. 401(k) Plan$305MWilsonart Savings & Investment PlanWilsonart Savings & Investme…$305M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$265M
Net Assets (End of Year)$305M
Net Income$40M
Employer EIN390990697
Plan Effective Date1964-11-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Great Northern Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Great Northern Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$361M 28.034812793485592% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$250M$300M$350M$400M 202220232024 $282M $361M ▲ +28.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 1,441 $282M
2023 2 1,492 $324M
2024 2 1,480 $361M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Wisconsin

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000100000 -20246810 Total assets ($B) Participants Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.305601877 · Participants: 1344Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings PlanAdvocate Aurora Health 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.125723544 · Participants: 76956Advocate Aurora Health 401(k) PlanJohnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 6.160116767 · Participants: 28904Johnson Controls Retirement Savings and Investment PlanFiserv 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.81171463 · Participants: 25280Fiserv 401(k) Savings PlanKimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.550761 · Participants: 11236Kimberly-Clark Corporation 401(k) & Profit Sharing PlanRockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.62235882 · Participants: 8877Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan
Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants
Compare Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Logitech 401(k) Plan in CA ($306M); by covered participants it is Bright Health Management, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MN (1,344 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($306M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,344 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan grew sharply - up 15.3% during 2023, from $265M to $306M. Reported net income was $40M.
How have Great Northern Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Great Northern Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 28.0%, from $282M to $361M.
Where does Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan ranks in the 96th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Logitech 401(k) Plan in CA ($306M, 1,346 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Great Northern Corporation Retirement Savings Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bright Health Management, Inc. 401(k) Plan in MN (1,344 participants, $66M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 390990697.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.